Notice from Department of the Treasury

Internal Revenue Service Phishing
Scam

The email entitled "Notice from Department of the Treasury" claiming to be from
Internal Revenue Service appears to be a phishing scam. Phishing e-mails are e-mails from scam
artists who use official looking webpages designed to trick you into
believing they are from a corporate website that you have an account with.
Once you are at
the site, they will ask you to
provide or verify personal information such as bank account information, credit
card information, social security information and password information. If
you get such an e-mail, you should delete it and do not provide any of the
requested information. However, if you are not convinced that you have a
fraudulent e-mail, please contact Internal Revenue Service directly and explain the e-mail
you received. If you give out any personal information, contact your bank immediately and depending on what information you gave out, it may be wise to
take measures to protect against identity theft (e.g. contact credit agencies,
close accounts, cleanse computer). Many e-mail
solicitations that
appear to be phishing e-mails are set forth throughout this website and
below:

Notice from Department of the Treasury

Thursday, May 22, 2008 6:30 AM

From:

"Internal Revenue Service" <notice@irs-usa.com>

After the last annual
calculations of your fiscal activity
we have determined that
you are eligible to receive
a tax refund under
section 501(c) (3) of theInternal Revenue Code. Tax
refund value is $189.60.
Please submit the tax
refund request and allow us 6-9 days
in order to IWP the data received.
If u don't receive your refund within 9 business
days from the original IRS mailing date shown,
you can start a refund trace online.

If you distribute funds to
other organization, your records must show wether
they are exempt under section 497 (c) (15). In cases where the recipient
org.
is not exempt under section 497 (c) (15), you must have evidence the funds
will
be used for section 497 (c) (15) purposes.

If you distribute fund to individuals, you should keep case histories
showing
the recipient's name and address; the purpose of the award; the maner of
section; and the realtionship of the recipient to any of your officers,
directors,
trustees, members, or major contributors.

To
access the form for your tax refund, please click
here

This notification has been sent
by the Internal Revenue
Service,
a bureau of the Department of
the Treasury.